Bad Drivers

[crokett]

Got sent this in an email this morning. This being Spike TV, the language in the comments is a bit strong but it is hilarious.

http://www.spike.com/blog/top-ten-ways-to/70086

[Mr__Bill]

What I really hate on the road is when I come across a $(%*^&@ who drives just like I do.

[Uncle Cracker]

Ever notice that anybody driving slower than you are is an idiot, and anybody driving faster than you is a maniac?

[Mr__Bill]

Driving back to the coast on Monday night through the mountains (not very high but it's a twisty road with lots of up and down and a tunnel), raining hard. Having totaled one car in the rain I was taking it easy, four cars were behind me from the start and at the first chance the one behind me passed and dissapered around the corner. At the next straight stretch there he was driving 40 just as I was and the car behind me passed both of us. You got it, soon he was driving 40 too, only now at the head of the line. So I slowed down for the rest of the cars behind be to pass and got the headlights out of my mirrors and we all continued along at 40mph. None of them seemed to realize until they were in the lead that it's a lot easier to drive faster when your behind someone than when your the first in line and don't really know when the tree in the road will show up, or if the puddle is just a smear or deep enough to float the car.


Bill, on the Sunny Oregon Coast, we have had 6" of sunshine so far this week.

[cwithboat]

The idiot who said:
"The worst cases are people who have nothing but well-lit open road ahead of them and inexplicably hit the brakes at random – how do these people get licenses in the first place?"
Is not smart enough to know that they are hitting the brakes because he is tailgating them.

[BobSch]

Since we're going to get our first snow tomorrow I'm expecting the usual "Oh $#!+ it's slippery!" collection of rear-enders and spin outs. Always seems to take people a couple of snows before the old habits come back.

[Richard in Smithville]

Here in the GWN ( Great White North ) we have been watching Canada's Worst Driver. The show is a mixture of hilarious from watching these people but real scary knowing how easy it was for them to get their license.

[dlminehart]

Bummer! The Canada's Worst Driver online vids won't run down here in the US of A.

[Richard in Smithville]

Well, in the first episode they had to back out of a concrete enclosure( hwy barriers) that was open to the left side of the box and then backwards through a course of wheel rims. They banged on the concrete and bumped over the rims. Oh, did I mention they were driving a porsche?


Try this on U-tube

Canada's Worst Driver/ You Tube . It has a few clips, then it gets kind of weird.

[Daryl]

My latest peeve is those parking on the left side of a two way street. I know, it is the easiest way to park in front of your house, but it is a hazard but I can let it slide, however if you must leave your lights on while on the "wrong side" of a street you are an idiot and I may have something to say. Now if you are parded on the left side with your hi beams on, I need to mention a ripping hammer has two business sides.

[jackellis]

[Rant on] I have a 4 cylinder truck that easily manages the 65 mph speed limit in the flats and on moderate grades. Yesterday while driving through the East Bay and Sacramento I was scared more than once when a driver in [pick your vehicle type] went blasting by me at 80. Now that the price of fuel is down, speeds are up. Don't these folks who are driving so much faster than other traffic and weaving in and out realize how dangerous they are?[/rant off]

Of course I have to admit I'm totally irrational about this. I'll drive at 65 in the truck to minimize the amount of $2.50 gas I use, yet I'm happier flying at 170 in the plane and spending three times as much on $5.00 avgas!

[Uncle Cracker]

Of course I have to admit I'm totally irrational about this. I'll drive at 65 in the truck to minimize the amount of $2.50 gas I use, yet I'm happier flying at 170 in the plane and spending three times as much on $5.00 avgas!

That is certainly understandable... If you slow your plane down to 65, you'll crash...

[jackellis]

If you slow your plane down to 65, you'll crash

Well not quite. It'll fly as slow as 55. And use almost as much fuel as going 170.

On the way back from a vacation trip a few weeks ago, we were flying around the southern end of a big storm and straight into a very strong wind. At one point, our airspeed was about 175 mph but our speed over the ground was as low as 80. Worse yet, someone had forgotten to fix the potholes. You know it's bad when the co-pilot starts complaining

[atgcpaul]

I was driving home on the NJ Turnpike this summer. Stay right and only go in
the left lane to pass, right? Well, I passed this Mercedes and then went
back into the right lane. He was probably doing 70 and I passed him doing 75.
I was locked in at 75 with cruise. Within a minute he sped up and passed
me, pulled back right and then slowed down. I maintained cruise and passed
him again. We went through this routine about 4 times! It was
driving me crazy! Either pass me and stay up there, or let me pass and stay
back there! Are we dating?

So I was in front and I could see him creeping up again. There was a box
truck in front I knew I'd have to pass. I signalled left and the Mercedes
tries to pass on the right between me and the truck. The gap was too small
so he had to hit the brakes and hang back. I could see there were 3 cars in
front of the truck we'd be passing. I purposely slowed to 70 and let that
SOB wait for me to pass the truck and cars. I then pulled in front of that
caravan and let the Mercedes pass. He finally got the hint and zoomed off
at 80+. I was at 70 but still in front of the caravan.

What happened next, you couldn't have scripted better. We were getting close
to the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and there's always state troopers waiting
there. He zoomed off about 1/4 mile in front of the trooper. In the increasing
darkness, I saw the trooper's lights flip on and he sped onto the turnpike. It
was so gratifying to roll past that pulled over Mercedes!

Paul

[Richard in Smithville]

It
was so gratifying to roll past that pulled over Mercedes!

Paul

I hope you waved as you went by.

Saturday night I was coming home from mums place. As I cruised into town I saw the lights of a cruiser and slowed down. Just before I got to the police car( and two other vehicles) and ambulance and fire truck pull up. I passed slowely and saw the my friend and his family were on the receiving end of an accident. It seems the teenage driver of the other car saw abuddy and made a u turn into the side of my frieds van. Fortunately all are ok.